II Ka 458/24
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Appeal dismissed; defense lawyer's appeal against sentence rejected; costs awarded to state and defense attorney.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the defense lawyer's appeal against the first-instance sentence, finding the appeal entirely unfounded. The defense argued procedural errors under Article 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, but the court upheld the original judgment. Consequently, the appellant was ordered to bear the costs of the appeal proceedings, while the state was required to reimburse the defense attorney for public defense services.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 636 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.; Art. 29 ust. 1 Prawo o adwokaturze: An appeal by a defense attorney is dismissed if it is unfounded, resulting in the appellant bearing costs, while the state must reimburse the attorney for public defense services.
Keywords
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criminal appeal
defense attorney
public defense
court costs
unfounded appeal
state reimbursement
Criminal Procedure Code
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 636 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 624 § 1 k.p.k.
art. 634 k.p.k.
art. 3 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych
§ 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 18 czerwca 2003 r.
art. 29 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 26 maja 1982 r. Prawo o adwokaturze
§ 17 ust. 2 pkt 4 i § 4 ust. 3 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 14 maja 2024 r.
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
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